Weald Hills

Japanese: ウィールド丘陵 - うぃーるどきゅうりょう
Weald Hills

…(9) English Cestal Zone In the southeast of England, the Jurassic and Cretaceous strata of the Mesozoic era predominate. The limestone and chalk layers of the Chiltern Hills and the Weald Hills form steep slopes, while the clayey areas of the London Basin and the upper reaches of the Thames River form river valleys, creating a typical cestal topography. (10) The Eastern Plain of England Although it is an extension of the cestal zone, it consists of the East Anglia region, which has become undulating due to glacial erosion, and the Fenland region, an alluvial plain along the Wash that is covered with peat and silt. …

From Kent

…Coastal fishing is also thriving, and oyster farming, especially near Rochester, has been famous since Roman times. As for underground resources, iron ore in the Weald Hills in the south has been developed since ancient times, and the Kent coalfields in the east have been developed since the 20th century. As a result, industries such as ironworks using iron ore and charcoal, woolen textiles made by artisans who immigrated from Flanders, and papermaking, known as Kent paper, once flourished in the area. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Weald Hills" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(9)イングランド・ケスタ地帯 イングランド南東部では中生代のジュラ紀,白亜紀の地層が卓越する。そのうちチルターン丘陵,ウィールド丘陵などの石灰岩や白亜層の部分は急斜面を,ロンドン盆地やテムズ川上流地域などの粘土質の部分は河谷を形成し,典型的なケスタ地形の発達をみる。(10)イングランド東部平野 ケスタ地帯の延長部ではあるが,氷食を受けて波状地となったイースト・アングリア地域と,ウォッシュ湾岸の沖積平野で泥炭(ピート)とシルトでおおわれるフェンランド地域からなる。…

【ケント】より

…沿岸漁業も盛んで,特にロチェスター付近のカキ養殖はローマ時代から有名である。地下資源では南部のウィールド丘陵の鉄鉱石が古代から,東部のケント炭田が20世紀になってから開発されている。このためかつては鉄鉱と木炭を利用した製鉄,フランドルから移住した職人による毛織物,またケント紙で知られる製紙などの工業が栄えていた。…

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